Mount Crawford in Rockingham County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Sheridan's Last Raid
Photographed by Mike Stroud, 1993
1. Sheridan's Last Raid Marker
Erected 1937 by Conservation & Development Commission. (Marker Number A-32.)
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical date for this entry is March 1, 1865.
Location. 38° 20.857′ N, 78° 56.544′ W. Marker is in Mount Crawford, Virginia, in Rockingham County. It is on South Main Street (U.S. 11), on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Mount Crawford VA 22841, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley. It is also in the American South and specifically in the Upper South. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the original Thirteen Colonies, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Contentment (approx. half a mile away); Bridgewater College (approx. 1.3 miles away); Rockingham County / Augusta County (approx. 2.2 miles away); The Alexander Mack Memorial Library (approx. 2.7 miles away); The Litten Water Gardens at Edgebriar Park (approx. 3 miles away); Bridgewater (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Bridgewater (approx. 3 miles away); In Honor and Remembrance (approx. 3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mount Crawford.
Photographed by Jenn Wintermantel, January 20, 2015
2. Sheridan's Last Raid Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on November 21, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 2,697 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 21, 2008, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 2. submitted on January 20, 2015, by Mike Wintermantel of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.
